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The security components described in this User Guide are shipped with the SDK and are not extensions. They provide a wide range of security services through standard Java(TM) APIs (except iKeyman). The security components contain the IBM(R) implementation of various security algorithms and mechanisms. IBM does not provide support for any of the IBM Java security components when used with a non-IBM JVM or with non-IBM security providers when used with the IBM JVM.
The IBM SDK also provides a FIPS 140-2 certified cryptographic module, IBMJCEFIPS, implemented as a JCE provider. Applications can comply with the FIPS 140-2 requirements by using the IBMJCEFIPS module.
The CertPath component provides PKIX-compliant certification path building and validation.
The JGSS component provides a generic API that can be plugged in by different security mechanisms. IBM JGSS uses Kerberos V5 as the default mechanism for authentication and secure communication.
The JCE framework has two providers: IBMJCE is the pre-registered default provider; IBMJCEFIPS is optional.
JSSE is the Java implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols. The JSSE pre-registered default provider is IBMJSSE2.
IBM Java Simple Authentication and Security Layer, or SASL, is an Internet standard (RFC 2222) that specifies a protocol for authentication and optional establishment of a security layer between client and server applications.
The Java security configuration file does not refer to the Sun provider. The IBM JCE provider has replaced the Sun provider. The JCE supplies all the signature handling message digest algorithms that were previously supplied by the Sun provider. It also supplies the IBM secure random number generator, IBMSecureRandom, which is a real Random Number Generator. SHA1PRNG is a Pseudo Random Number Generator and is supplied for code compatibility. SHA1PRNG is not guaranteed to produce the same output as the SUN SHA1PRNG.
In the IBM SDK v1.4.1, the following options were added to the java.security.debug property to help you debug Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA)-related problems:
An example of a valid option string is "provider, algorithm:stack".
In this guide, you will see a 'What's new' section for each component. This information is provided to help you with migration.
Overview of the security providers tested with the IBM SDK.
The IBM SDK V5.0 has been tested with the following default security providers:
You can add other IBM security providers either statically or from within your Java application's code. To add a new provider statically, edit a Java security properties file (for example, java.security). To add a new provider from your application's code, use the methods of the java.security.Security class (for example, java.security.Security.addProvider()).
You can also add this IBM security provider, com.ibm.crypto.fips.provider.IBMJCEFIPS.
Note that code written for the IBMJSSE Provider might not compile or execute in exactly the same way for IBMJSSE2. For details, see IBMJSSE2 Provider.
The Java Certification Path API provides interfaces and abstract classes for creating, building, and validating certification paths (also known as "certificate chains").
The IBM CertPath classes differ from the Sun version in the following ways:
The following changes have been added in v5.0:
The following changes were added in v1.4.2:
The following changes were added in v1.4.1 SR1:
There were no changes in v1.4.1 over v1.4.0.
The following changes were added in v1.4.0:
For detailed information, including API documentation and samples, see the developerWorks Web site, at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) provides a framework and implementations for encryption, key generation and key agreement, and Message Authentication Code (MAC) algorithms. Support for encryption includes symmetric, asymmetric, block, and stream ciphers. The software also supports secure streams and sealed objects. JCE supplements the Java 2 platform, which already includes interfaces and implementations of message digests and digital signatures.
You can obtain unrestricted jurisdiction policy files from http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The v1.4.2 unrestricted (and restricted) jurisdiction policy files are suitable for use with v5.0. The v1.4.1 files are not suitable.
The com.sun.* packages are reimplemented by IBM and renamed com.ibm.* packages.
The IBM version of JCE differs from the Sun version in the following ways:
The following changes are made in v5.0:
The following changes were made in v1.4.2:
There were no changes in v1.4.1 from v1.4.0.
The following changes were made in v1.4.0:
For detailed information, including API documentation and samples, see the developerWorks Web site at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The Java Generic Security Service (JGSS) API provides secure exchange of messages between communicating applications.
The JGSS is an API framework that has Kerberos V5 as the underlying default security mechanism. The API is a standardized abstract interface under which you can plug different security mechanisms that are based on private-key, public-key, and other security technologies. JGSS shields secure applications from the complexities and peculiarities of the different underlying security mechanisms. JGSS provides identity and message origin authentication, message integrity, and message confidentiality. JGSS also features an optional Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Kerberos login interface, and authorization checks. JAAS augments the access control features of Java 2, which is based on CodeSource with access controls based on authenticated principal identities.
The IBM version of JGSS differs from the Sun version in the following ways:
The following change is added in v5.0 Service Refresh 1:
The following changes are added in v5.0:
To use this feature, configure Krb5LoginModule to use the ticket cache and set the newly introduced renewTGT option to true. Here is an example of a JAAS login configuration file that requests TGT renewal:
server {
com.ibm.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule required
principal=principal@your_realm
useDefaultCcache=TRUE
renewTGT=true;
};Note that if renewTGT is set to true, useDefaultCcache must
also be set to true; otherwise, it results in a configuration error.
The following changes were added in v1.4.2:
The following change was added in v1.4.1:
For detailed information about JGSS, including API documentation and samples, see the developerWorks Web site, at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is a Java package that enables secure internet communications. It implements a Java version of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols and includes functions for data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, and optional client authentication.
By abstracting the complex underlying security algorithms and "handshaking" mechanisms, JSSE minimizes the risk of creating subtle but dangerous security vulnerabilities. Also, it simplifies application development by serving as a building block that you can integrate directly into your applications. Using JSSE, you can provide for the secure passage of data between a client and a server running any application protocol (such as HTTP, Telnet, NNTP, and FTP) over TCP/IP.
Because Solaris and HP-UX systems use a JVM provided by Sun, you must explicitly set the HTTPS protocol handler to the IBM handler, which is com.ibm.net.ssl.www2.protocol.Handler. If you do not set the HTTPS protocol handler, the JVM attempts to use Sun's HTTPS handler, which does not exist. In this case, SSL connections will fail.
In v5.0, the IBMJSSE2 Provider, which was introduced in the v1.4.2 JVM, has replaced the IBMJSSE Provider. Although they are nearly equivalent, there are differences between the two providers. See the next section for details.
The now-discontinued IBMJSSE Provider and the IBMJSSE2 Provider differ in the following ways:
The IBMJSSE2 Provider differs from the Sun JSSE in the following ways:
The following change takes effect from v5.0 Service Refresh 5:
The following changes have been added in v5.0
The IBMJSSE2 Provider was new for v1.4.2.
For detailed information, including API documentation and samples, see http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The IBMPKCS11Impl Provider is not supported on the HP-UX 11i. The IBMPKCS11Impl Provider uses the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) and Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) frameworks to add the ability to use hardware cryptography through the Public Key Cryptographic Standards #11 (PKCS #11) standard.
This provider takes advantage of hardware cryptography within the existing JCE architecture and gives Java programmers the significant security and performance advantages of hardware cryptography with minimal changes to existing Java applications. Because the complexities of hardware cryptography are handled within the normal JCE, advanced security and performance using hardware cryptographic devices is available readily.
PKCS#11 is a standard that provides a common application interface to cryptographic services on various platforms through several hardware cryptographic devices. See the IBMPKCS11Impl provider user guide for a list of supported devices.
The most significant difference between the Sun PKCS11 provider and the IBM PKCS11Impl provider is in the area of keystore. Sun has a keystore named PKCS11 and IBM has one called IBMPKCS11KS. Sun requires that all trusted certificates have the attribute CKA_TRUSTED set to true. The IBM keystore assumes that any certificates on the device are trusted. So, this assumption should allow IBM's keystore to work with data that was saved using the Sun PKCS11 provider keystore, but not the other way around.
The following changes were made in v5.0.
IBMPKCS11Impl has been updated to allow more algorithms and to allow the Sun 5.0 methods of initialization of the provider. The new algorithms are:
In v5.0, the ability to pass in a configuration file to the provider is added. This configuration file can contain a significant amount of information about the device; for example, what it should or should not do. After the provider is created, the application can log in to the card in different ways. Some devices allow you to perform some cryptographic functions without logging into the device. The v1.4.2 ways to initialize the device still work. However, you can no longer have more than one of these providers at a time. Instead, with this release, you can initialize more than one IBMPKCS11Impl provider using the 5.0 configuration file and login methods.
The classes DESPKCS11KeyParameterSpec and DESedePKCS11KeyParameterSpec have been deprecated. Use the GeneralPKCS11KeyParameterSpec class for all symmetric key types (for instance, DES, DESede, AES, RC4, Blowfish).
The IBMPKCS11Impl Provider was new for v1.4.2.
For detailed information, including API documentation, see the developerWorks Web site at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
The IBM Java JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) FIPS Provider (IBMJCEFIPS) for multi-platforms is a scalable, multi-purpose cryptographic module that supports FIPS-approved cryptographic operations through Java APIs.
The IBMJCEFIPS includes the following Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 [Level 1] compliant components:
To meet the requirements specified in the FIPS publication 140-2, the encryption algorithms used by the IBMJCEFIPS Provider are isolated into the IBMJCEFIPS Provider cryptographic module, which you can access using the product code from the Java JCE framework APIs. Because the IBMJCEFIPS Provider uses the cryptographic module in an approved manner, the product complies with the FIPS 140-2 requirements.
| Type | Algorithm | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Symmetric Cipher | AES (ECB, CBC, OFB, CFB and PCBC) | FIPS 197 |
| Symmetric Cipher | Triple DES (ECB, CBC, OFB, CFB and PCBC) | FIPS 46-3 |
| Message Digest |
SHA1 SHA-256 SHA-384 SHA-512 HMAC-SHA1 |
FIPS 180-2 FIPS 198a |
| Random Number Generator | FIPS 186-2 Appendix 3.1 | FIPS 186-2 |
| Digital Signature | DSA (512 - 1024) | FIPS 186-2 |
| Digital Signature | RSA (512 - 2048) | FIPS 186-2 |
In addition, the IBMJCEFIPS supports the following unapproved algorithms:
| Type | Algorithm | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Asymmetric Cipher | RSA | PKCS#1 |
| Key Agreement | Diffie-Hellman | PKCS #3 (Allowed in Approved mode) |
| Digital Signature | DSAforSSL | Allowed for use within the TLS protocol |
| Digital Signature | RSAforSSL | Allowed for use within the TLS protocol |
| Message Digest | MD5 | FIPS 180-2 |
| Random Number Generation | Universal Software Based Random Number Generator | Available upon request from IBM. Patented by IBM, EC Pat. No. EP1081591A2, U.S. pat. Pend. |
For more detailed information on the FIPS certified provider IBMJCEFIPS, see the IBM Java JCE FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module Security Policy. For usage information and details of the API, see the IBM Java JCE FIPS (IBMJCEFIPS) Cryptographic Module API document. These documents are available at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
Sun does not provide IBMJCEFIPS.
No updates since v1.4.2.
For detailed information, including API documentation and Security Policy, see the developerWorks Web site, at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
Simple Authentication and Security Layer, or SASL, is an Internet standard (RFC 2222) that specifies a protocol for authentication and optional establishment of a security layer between client and server applications. SASL defines how authentication data is to be exchanged but does not itself specify the contents of that data. It is a framework into which specific authentication mechanisms that specify the contents and semantics of the authentication data can fit.
The Java SASL API defines classes and interfaces for applications that use SASL mechanisms. It is defined to be mechanism-neutral: the application that uses the API need not be hardwired into using any particular SASL mechanism. The API supports both client and server applications. It allows applications to select the mechanism to use based on desired security features, such as whether they are susceptible to passive dictionary attacks or whether they accept anonymous authentication. The Java SASL API also allows developers to use their own, custom SASL mechanisms. SASL mechanisms are installed by using the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA).
The IBMSASL provider supports the following client and server mechanisms.
Only the package names, for example com.ibm.security.sasl, and the provider name are different from the Sun Implementation: com.ibm.security.sasl.IBMSASL.
The IBM SASL Provider is new for v5.0
Detailed information, including API documentation and samples, is on the developerWorks Web site, at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
Uses of the Key Certificate Management utilities.
The Key Certificate Management utilities make up a set of packages used to:
The Key Certificate Management utilities can:
The Subject Key Identifier is specified in RFC 3820, Section 4.2.1.2, http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3820.html.
The Key Certificate Management utilities are new for Version 5.0, Service Refresh 1.
The Key Certificate Management How-to Guide and Javadoc are on the developerWorks Web site, at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/security/index.html.
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